Recently, the award ceremony for the 6th “Xplorer Prize” was held in Shanghai, honoring 49 young scientists. Professor Wang Meng of Hefei University of Technology, recognized as a laureate in the field of information electronics, was invited to attend the event. Esteemed scientists from the New Cornerstone Science Foundation’s Supervisory Committee, the Xplorer Prize Management Committee, as well as family members of the awardees, past recipients, and members of the media, gathered to witness this moment of glory for the scientific community.
Professor Wang Meng has long been engaged in research on multimedia information processing and artificial intelligence. He has been selected as an IEEE Fellow and an IAPR Fellow and has received funding from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Since 2016, he has been continuously listed as a “Highly Cited Researcher” by Clarivate Analytics. His research achievements have been widely applied and transferred in areas such as audiovisual media content security and mental health protection. This award recognizes his contributions to multimedia content analysis and supports his exploration of emotional intelligence based on multimodal interaction.
As one of the highest-funded youth science and technology talent support programs in China, the “Xplorer Prize” is a public welfare prize co-founded in 2018 by 14 renowned scientists, including Yang Chen-Ning, Rao Yi, Pan Jianwei, Gao Wen, Shi Yigong, and Xie Xiaoliang, along with Ma Huateng, the founder of Tencent. Operated by the New Cornerstone Science Foundation, the award focuses on basic science and cutting-edge technologies, funding young scientific researchers in the “exploration phase.” Over the past six years, it has supported 297 young scientists in exploring the “unexplored areas” of science and technology.
